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Wildlife along the River Ure

The River Ure. Photographer Stuart Minnikin. Photograph courtesy of Yorkshire Dales Flyfishing

The River Ure has a rewarding ecology, especially upstream of Boroughbridge. Many of Britain’s endangered river creatures can be found in its waters - including otters, water voles and white-clawed crayfish. Birdlife includes kingfishers and little ringed plovers, and there are some rare fish, such as river lamprey and Atlantic salmon.